Section 9-9-10 - Board compelling attendance of witnesses and production of evidence--Executionand service of process.

9-9-10. Board compelling attendance of witnesses and production of evidence--Execution and service of process. The board of commissioners shall have the power to summon and compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of books and papers whenever it may be necessary for the effective discharge of its duties. All process necessary to enforce the powers conferred by this section and § 9-9-9 shall be signed by the mayor and attested by the auditor, and shall be served by its policeman or by the sheriff of the county.

Source: SL 1913, ch 119, § 18; SL 1915, ch 113, § 2; RC 1919, § 6224; SDC 1939, § 45.0805.